Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Yankees Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 7/25/26, 2:39 PM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 7/25/26 at 8:50 PM in MLB Picks

The Yankees and Phillies are playing an unmissable series at Citizens Bank Park; the New Yorkers have taken an early lead, winning the first game, and are slight favorites in the betting odds to take the second.

The first game was a true pitching duel, where Cam Schlittler boosted his chances of becoming the next AL Cy Young. He pitched a gem, going 7.1 innings, allowing three hits and striking out 12. He earned the win thanks to the game's only run, a solo home run to right field by Paul Goldschmidt. But Luzardo certainly put up a fight; the Phillies' starter also pitched seven innings in a game the Yankees won, allowing only three hits. Bednar came in to claim his 19th save, striking out Harper and getting Marsh and Bohm to retire.

Thus, the Phillies have lost three straight. Just when it seemed the Braves were finally within reach, they are now 5 games behind their division rivals. They struck out 13 times in total in the first game of the series.